Monogrammic advertising apparatus



1,636,827 July 26, 2 P. NARAYAN MONOGRAMMIG ADVERTISING APPARATUS Filed061.3. 5 1.925

' 2 $heets-$heet 1 Jul 2 19 y 6 27 P. NARAYAN MONOGRAMMIC ADVERTISINGAPPARATUS Patented July 25, 1927.

ED STATE 1,636,827 PATENT OFFICE;

Application filed October 5, 1925, Serial No.

This invention relates to monogrammic advertising apparatus in whichletters figures. or designs are caused to form desired words, sentences,or designs which travel over a defined space, and ithas for its objectto make such apparatus more attractive, more easy to i'nanipulate andgenerally more convenient to use. A further object is to reduce the co'tof running such-apparatus.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which t Figure 1 is a view in front elevation and Figure 2 aview in side elevation of a complete apparatus.

Figure 3 is a view in plan and Figure t a view in elevation showing themechanism of an apparatus particularly adapted for repetition work.Figures 5 and 6 are broken views in plan and elevation respectively onan enlarged scaleof the button collecting elements. Figures 7 and 8 areviews in front and side elevation respectivelyalso on an enlargedscale-of one of thebuttons. Figure 9 is a view in section on line 9Figure 4;, and Figure 10 is abroken view insection on line 10 Figure at.

Similar parts are denoted by like numerals of reference throughout theseveral views.

In bearings carried by a suitably shaped frame are two rollers 1 and 1which are located at such a distance apart as will provide for theimultaneous exposure of the necessary or desired number of words, one ofsaid rollers. being driven through suitable reducing gear by an electricmotor, 2. These rollers are provided with a number ofcircumferentialgrooves 3 which adapt said rollers to receive a plurality of endlessbelts a. Any suitable means such as springs may be employed to press thebearings of one of the rollers 1 away from the bearings of the other ofsaid rollers for the purpose of keeping the belts 4 taut.

Each of the belts 4 carriesa plurality of buttons 6 which are so mountedthat they are capable of longitudinal adjustment relative both to thebelt and to one another. A convenient method of mounting said buttons onsaid belts is to provide. them with eyes '7 on their backs by whichtheyv can be threaded on to the. belt and kept in frictional engagementwith same.

The buttons 6 are grouped on their belts l to' form the desired lettersby means of a PREM NARAYAN, OF BIJNOR, INDIA.

MONOGRAMMIC ADVERTISING APPARATUS.

60,610, and inGreat Britain October 9, 1924.

series of controlling fingers 8 which are formed on or fixed tovibrating arms or armatures 8* which are. actuated by electromagnets 9.These fingers have hookshaped ends and operate to gather the buttons onthe under-sides of the belts and to release them at the desiredintervals. to form the desired letters, figures or designs. fingers Saremounted in a. frame 26 so that they register with the beltsJl. Saidfingers-which as shown in Figure 5 areof L sectionhave hooks 27 on theirends which are adapted to engage with theeyes of the buttons 6. Thesefingers are individually controlled by separate electro-magnets 9 whichare carried by the frame 26 and are .aused to function at the necessarytime to operate the fingers 8 to releasethe buttons by means of a makeand break system operated by means of a travelling perforated tape 12after the manner of the cards employed in a Jacquard loom.

A convenient embodiment of this device comprises an insulated elementwhich may conveniently take the form of a roller over which theperforated tape 12 passes and with which aseries of. brushes contactthrough the perforations in said tape forming the letters, figuresv ordesigns of the matter to be displayed said insulated element andsaidbrushes being in circuit with the electro-magnets 9 and any suitablesource of electric energy.

The tape 12 after passing over the roller 10 passes over a drum. 13which is driven by a frictionally contacting roller 14 the shaft 28 ofwhich is. driven by themotor 2 through reduction gearing 29 and 30, theaxle ofthe adjacent. roller 1 and alay shaft 3 coupled tosaid axle andto the shaft 28 by bevel gearing. Tjheroll-er 1,0 is driven from theshaft 28 by chain gearing i2.

It will be understood that any desired number of belts 4t may beemployed according to the size that is the dept-hof the letter to bedisplayed and that there is co-operats ing with each of said belts acollecting and distributing finger 8, and electro-magnct 9, and a brush15. In order to keep the brushes 15', which consists of relatively thinspring wires, in their. proper positions rela, tive to the tape 12 theyare each guided and supported by a fork 17 carried by the support 16, onwhich the brushes are mount-- ed.

,VVhen the apparatus is intended to be em- The i nee ployed fordisplaying matter such as news which necessitates a rapid change oitapes said tapes may simply hang freely over the element 10 and theroller 1-3, but it the apparatus is intended for use in shop windows orthe like for repetition display the tape 12 is creased so as to lie inpermanent folds which can be contained in a container 18 within theframe so as to occupy a minimum of space as shown in Figures 3 and l.Thetront of this container may convenient ly be glazed as indicated inFigure l or": the

accompanying drawings in order that the folding 01 the tape can beobserved. construction one end of the tape pas, 5 out of the container18 through an aperture 19,

' passes over the element and the roller l3, and thence to a foldingdevice which comprises a chute which depends into the container 18 atthe end opposite to the outlet 19 and terminates in a tla red andapproximately horizontally disposed outlet iidacent to this outlet aretwo shalfts and 33 mounted to rotate in brackets 3st and 35 located atthe top and bottom respectively ot the container 18 and above and belowsaid outlet 31 are shafts 36 and 37 mounted to rotate in brackets 38 andThe shalts 32, 83, 36 and 37 carry chain wheels those on. the shafts 32and 36 being geared to gether by a chain 21 and those on the shafts 33and 37 by a chain 22. These chains function to gather the tape 1.2 afterit passes out of the chute 20 and causes it to fall into its permanentfolds. The shaft 37 may conveniently be driven from the shalt 28 by beltgearing 4:0 and the shaft 86 from the shaft 37 by a cross belt gearing4-1.

To ensure a detinitecontact between the tape 12 and the element 10tension may he put on said tape as it passes over said elementwhich mayconveniently be done by means of a spring finger 23 which presses saidtape into contact with a fixed plate 1 shown in Figure 4. The buttonsconsi of cups having flat bottoms and relatively vertical sides and ot'fillings of glass or other substance which are preferably lacetted so asto increase the brilliancy of their laces. To increase the visibility ofthe buttons and therefore of the signs as a whole a reflected light maybe thrown on to the taco ol the apparatus by means of a series ofangularly arranged electric lamps 25 as shown in iFigure 2. p

In operation the letters or the like are formed on the bands 4 by theaction of the fingers 8 grouping the buttons 6 on said bands under theaction of the elective-magnets 9 which are caused to function at thenecessary time to effect the desired'groiu'iing of the buttonsby themake and break device controlled by the perforated tape' lVhat I claimis r 1.. A monograininic advertising apparatus comprising a plurality ofendless travelling belts, means for driving said belts, a plurality ofbuttons frictionally mounted on said belts, a plurality of lingersadapted to collect said buttons and to distribute them on the belts,electromagnets operating said tingers, a source of supply of electriccurrent in circuit with said electro-magnets, a tape having the letters,figures, or designs torning the matter to be displayed in the term of aseries of perforations, an insulated element in circuit with saidelectron'iaguets over which said tape passes, a plurality 0t brushes incircuit with the electro-magnets which contact the insulated elementthrough the perforations in said tape, and means for causing said tapeto travel past said contact making brushes.

2. A monogrammic advertising apparatus comprising a plurality of endlesstravelling belts located side by side, means for driving said belts sothat they travel at a uniform speed, a plurality of buttonst'rictionally mounted on each of said belts so that their positions onsame can be varied, a plurality of lingers adapted to collect saidbuttons and to distribute them on the belts, electro-magnets controllingsaid fingers, a source of supply ol electric current in circuit withsaid electro-magnets, a tape having the letters, figures, or designsforming the matter to be displayed in the form of a series ofperforations, an insulated electrically conductive element over whichsaid tape passes which is in circuit with saidQlectrdniagnets, aplurality ott' brushes each 01 which is in circuit with one of theelectro-magnets said brushes being adapted to contact said insulatedconductive element through the perforations in said tape and thus causethe eleetro-magnets to actuate the collecting and distributing ingers,and means for traversing said tape past said contact making brushes.

A monogramn'iic advertising apparatus comprising a plurality of endlesstravelling belts located side by side, means for driving said belts sothat they travel at a common uniform speed, a plurality of buttonsfrictionally mounted on each of: said belts so that their positions onsame can be varied, a plurality 0t lingers adapted to collect saidbuttons and to distribute them on the belts, electromagnets controllingsaid lingers, an ac cumulator in circuit with said electromagnets, atape having the letters, figures, or designs forming the matter to bedisplayed in the form of a series'ot perforations, an insulated drumover which said tape passes which is in circuit with saidelectro1nagnets, a plurality of brushes which are in circuit with theelectro-magnets and which contact said insulated drum through theperforations in said tape and thus cause the electro-magnets to actuatethe collecting and dis tributing fingers, a secondary drum over lit]which the tape passes, and means for frictionally driving said secondarydrum.

a. A monogrammic advertising apparatus comprising a plurality of endlesstravelling belts located side by side, means for driving said belts sothat they travel at acom mon uniform speed, a plurality of'buttonsfrictionally mounted on each of said beltsso that their positions onsame can be varied, a plurality of fingers adapted to collect saidbuttons and to distribute them on the belts, electroanagnets controllingsaid fingers, a source of supply of'electric current in circuit withsaid electro-magnets, a tape having the letters, figures, or designsforming the mat ter to be displayed int-he form ofa series ofperforations, an insulated-element over which said tape passes which isin circuit with said electro-magnets, a drum over which said tape passesand by which it is caused to rotate, means for driving said drum, and aplurality of brushes each of which is in circuit with one of theelectro-ma'gnets said brushes being adapted to contact said insulatedelement through the perforations in said tape and thus cause theelectro-magnets to actuate the collecting and distributing fingers.

5. An advertising apparatus comprising a plurality of endless travellingbelts located side by side, means for driving said belts so that theytravel at a common uniform speed, a plurality of buttons frictionallymounted on each of said belts so that their positions on same can bevaried, a plurality of fingers adapted to collect said buttons and todistribute them on the belts, electro-magnets controlling said fingers,a source of electric current in circuit with said electro-magnets, anendless tape carrying the letters, figures or the like forming thematter to be displayed in the form of a series of perforations, aninsulated electrically conductive element over which said tape passeswhich is in circuit with the elcctro-magnets, a plurality of brusheseach of which is in circuit witn one of the elect-ro-magnets saidbrushes being adapted to contact said insulated conductive elementthrough the perforations in said tape, means for folding said tape afterit has passed said brushes and means for causing said tape to travelpast said brushes.

6. An advertising apparatus comprising a plurality of endless travellingbelts located side by side, means for driving said belts so that theytravel at a common uniform speed,

'a plurality of buttons frictionally mounted on each of said belt-s sothat their positions on same can be varied, 'a plurality of fingersadapted to collect said buttons and to dis tribute them on the belts,electro-magnets controlling said fingers, an accumulator in circuit withsaid electromagnets, an endless tape carrying the letters, figures'orthe like forming the matter to be displayed in the form of a series ofperforations, an insulated metallic roller over which said tapepassesand which is inclrcuit with the electro-magnets, a secondary roller overwhich said tape passes and by which it is caused to travel, means fordriving said secondary roller, a plurality ofbrushes each of which is incircuit with one of the electro-magnets said brushes being adapted tocontact said insulated roller through the perforations in said tape, andmeans for folding said tape after it has passedsaid brushes.

7. An advertising apparatus comprising a plurality of endles travellingbeltslocateil side by side, means for driving saidbelts so that theytravel at a common'uniforn'i speed, a plurality of buttons frictionallyn'iounted on each of said belts so that their positions on same can bevaried, a plurality of fingers adapted'to collect saidbuttons and todistribute them on the belts, electrounagnets controllingsaid fingers,an accumulator in circuit with said electro-magnets, an endless tapecarrying the letters, figures or the like forming the matter to bedisplayed in the form of a series of perforations, an insulatedelectrically conductive element over which said tape passes and which isin circuit wit-h the electro-magnets, a drum over which said tape passesand by which it is caused to travel, means for driving said drum, aplurality of brushes each of which is in circuit with one of theelectro-magnets said brushes being adapted to contact said insulatedconductive element through the perforations in said tape, means forfolding said tape after it has passed said brushes and means forcreating a tension on said tape as it travels past said brushes.

8. Anadvertising apparatus comprising a plurality of endless travellingbelts located side by side, means for driving said belts so that theytravel at a uniform speed, a plurality of buttons having eyes by whichthey are threaded on said belts and kept in frictional engagement withthem, a plurality of fingers adapted to collect said buttons and todistribute them on the belts, electro-magnets for controlling saidfingers in circuit with a source of electric current, a tape carryingthe letters, figures or the like forming the matter to be displayed inthe form of a series of perforations, an insulated electricallyconductive element over which said tape passes which is in circuit withthe electro-magnets, a plurality of contact making brushes each of whichis in circuit with one of the electro-magnets said brushes being adaptedto contact said insulated conductive element through the perforations insaid tape and means for causing said tape to travel past said contactmaking brushes.

9. An advertising apparatus comprising a plurality of endless travellingbelts located side by side, means for "driving said belts so that theytravel at a uniform speed, a plurality of buttons having eyes by whichthey are threaded on said belts and kept in frictional engagement withthem, a plurality of fingers adapted to collect said buttons and todistribute them on the belts, electro-lnagnets for controlling said.fingers in circuit with a source of electric current, a tape carryingthe letters, figures or designs forming the matter to be displayed inthe form of a series of perforations, an insulated electricallyconductive element over which said tape passes which is in circuit withthe -'electro-1nagnets, a plurality of contact makgng brushes in circuitwith the electro-magaiets said brushes being adapted to contact [saidinsulated conductive element through the perforations in said tapedistributing fingers, means for imparting motionto saidtape and meansfor putting a tension on said tape as it passes over said insulatedconductive element.

10. A monograrnmic advertising apparatus comprising a plurality ofendless travelling belts located side by side means for driving saidbelts so that they travel at a uniform speed, a plurality of buttonstrictionally mounted on said belts, a plurality of elements adapted tocontrol the positions of said buttons on said belts, electro-magnets foractuating said controlling elements in circuit with a source of electriccurrent, a tape havin perforations forming the letters, figures ordesigns forming the matter to be displayed, an insulated electricallyconductive element over which said tape passes which is in circuit withthe electro-magnets a plurality of brushes each of which is in circuitwith one of the electro-magnets said brushes which contact saidinsulated electrically conductive element through the perforations insaid tape and means for causing said tape to travel between said brushesand the insulated conductive element.

PREM NARAYAN.

